Metal reed structure and electrical connector

Abstract

A metal reed structure and an electrical connector. The metal reed structure includes: a first side plate and a second side plate disposed opposite to each other, and a third side plate and a fourth side plate disposed opposite to each other, where the first side plate and the third side plate are located in a same plane, and the second side plate and the fourth side plate are located in a same plane; and at least one pair of first connecting reed and second connecting reed disposed opposite to each other, where two ends of the first connecting reed are connected to the first side plate and the third side plate respectively, and two ends of the second connecting reed are connected to the second side plate and the fourth side plate respectively.

1 . A metal reed structure, comprising:
 a first side plate and a second side plate disposed opposite to each other, and a third side plate and a fourth side plate disposed opposite to each other, wherein the first side plate and the third side plate are located in a same plane, and the second side plate and the fourth side plate are located in a same plane;   at least one pair of first connecting reed and second connecting reed disposed opposite to each other, wherein two ends of the first connecting reed are connected to the first side plate and the third side plate respectively, and two ends of the second connecting reed are connected to the second side plate and the fourth side plate respectively; and   at least one pair of first cantilever reed and second cantilever reed disposed opposite to each other, wherein one end of the first cantilever reed is connected to the first side plate, the other end of the first cantilever reed forms a free end, one end of the second cantilever reed is connected to the second side plate, and the other end of the second cantilever reed forms a free end.   
     
     
         2 . The metal reed structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the first connecting reed and the second connecting reed are disposed opposite to each other in a mirror image manner; or
 the first cantilever reed and the second cantilever reed are disposed opposite to each other in a mirror image manner.   
     
     
         3 . (canceled) 
     
     
         4 . The metal reed structure according to  claim 1 , wherein along an extension direction of the first connecting reed and the second connecting reed, longitudinal sections of the first connecting reed and the second connecting reed are wavy, and longitudinal sections of the first cantilever reed and the second cantilever reed are wavy. 
     
     
         5 . The metal reed structure according to  claim 4 , wherein at least at a peak or a valley of the first connecting reed and/or the second connecting reed, a first boss raised towards an outer side of the peak or the valley is disposed; and at least at a peak or a valley of the first cantilever reed and/or the second cantilever reed, a second boss raised towards an outer side of the peak or the valley is disposed. 
     
     
         6 . The metal reed structure according to  claim 4 , wherein a minimum vertical distance between a peak and a valley of the first connecting reed or the second connecting reed is 1-12 times a thickness of the first connecting reed or the second connecting reed; or
 a minimum vertical distance between a peak and a valley of the first cantilever reed or the second cantilever reed is 1-12 times a thickness of the first cantilever reed or the second cantilever reed.   
     
     
         7 . (canceled) 
     
     
         8 . The metal reed structure according to  claim 4 , wherein a distance between adjacent peaks of the first connecting reed or the second connecting reed is 3-32 times a thickness of the first connecting reed or the second connecting reed; or
 a distance between adjacent peaks of the first cantilever reed or the second cantilever reed is 3-32 times a thickness of the first cantilever reed or the second cantilever reed.   
     
     
         9 . (canceled) 
     
     
         10 . The metal reed structure according to  claim 1 , wherein a terminal slot is formed between the first side plate and the second side plate, between the third side plate and the fourth side plate, between the first connecting reed and the second connecting reed, and between the first cantilever reed and the second cantilever reed. 
     
     
         11 . The metal reed structure according to  claim 1 , comprising:
 a plurality of first connecting reeds and a plurality of first cantilever reeds, wherein the plurality of first connecting reeds and the plurality of first cantilever reeds are disposed at intervals; and   a plurality of second connecting reeds and a plurality of second cantilever reeds, wherein the plurality of second connecting reeds and the plurality of second cantilever reeds are disposed at intervals.   
     
     
         12 . The metal reed structure according to  claim 11 , wherein a distance between the first connecting reed and the first cantilever reed adjacent to each other is 1%-100% of a width of the first cantilever reed; and a distance between the second connecting reed and the second cantilever reed adjacent to each other is 1%-100% of a width of the second cantilever reed. 
     
     
         13 . The metal reed structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the first side plate, the second side plate, the third side plate, and the fourth side plate are connected, in an extension direction thereof, with at least one side hanger lug with a U-shaped section. 
     
     
         14 . The metal reed structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the first side plate and the second side plate are connected, in a side direction thereof, with at least one top hanger lug with a U-shaped section. 
     
     
         15 . The metal reed structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the third side plate and the fourth side plate are connected, in a side direction thereof, with at least one plate-shaped connecting bridge. 
     
     
         16 . The metal reed structure according to  claim 1 , wherein a material of the metal reed structure comprises one or more selected from nickel, cadmium, zirconium, chromium, cobalt, manganese, aluminum, tin, titanium, zinc, copper, silver, gold, phosphorus, tellurium, beryllium, and lead. 
     
     
         17 . The metal reed structure according to  claim 1 , wherein at least part of a surface of the metal reed is provided with a plating layer. 
     
     
         18 . The metal reed structure according to  claim 17 , wherein a material of the plating layer comprises one or more selected from gold, silver, nickel, tin, zinc, tin-lead alloy, silver-antimony alloy, palladium, palladium-nickel alloy, graphite silver, graphene silver, hard silver, and silver-gold-zirconium alloy. 
     
     
         19 . An electrical connector, comprising a female terminal of U-shaped structure, a male terminal of sheet shape, and the metal reed structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the female terminal is provided with a top-end opening and provided with side openings on two sides of the female terminal, and a top hanger lug of the metal reed is set to be connected to the top-end opening or one of the side openings. 
     
     
         20 . The electrical connector according to  claim 19 , wherein a side hanger lug of the metal reed is set to be connected to the top-end opening, one of the side openings, or the side openings on the two sides separately. 
     
     
         21 . The electrical connector according to  claim 19 , wherein the first connecting reed, the second connecting reed, the first cantilever reed, and the second cantilever reed are disposed in the female terminal, inner sides of the peaks of the first connecting reed, the second connecting reed, the first cantilever reed, and the second cantilever reed are in contact with a plugging and connecting surface of the male terminal, and outer sides of the valleys are in contact with an inner surface of the female terminal. 
     
     
         22 . The electrical connector according to  claim 21 , wherein an elastic force applied to the male terminal by the first connecting reed or the second connecting reed is 0.3 N-98 N; or
 an elastic force applied to the male terminal by the first cantilever reed or the second cantilever reed is 0.3 N-98 N.   
     
     
         23 - 25 . (canceled) 
     
     
         26 . The electrical connector according to  claim 19 , wherein the metal reed is integrally formed by stamping a plate-shaped material.